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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

The past few days have seen the arrival of six galleys/ARCs and review copies, as well as five more books that I ordered from Amazon. First, the galleys, from two sources, the recently-established Underland Press and from Tor:

Top-left: Brian Evenson, Last Days; Will Elliott, The Pilo Family Circus.

I just finished Last Days -- fantastic -- I had read The Brotherhood of Mutilation and thought highly of it so I'm glad to see the sequel/expansion/reissue of it.

I just started Pilo Family Circus which I've been itching to read since the beginning of 07.

After reading The Unblemished this year and now Pilo I'm really confused on what they are. Are they dark fantasy or horror and what's the difference between the two. Are they the same or different. Just something I've been mulling over lately.